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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
8
A brief weekend feature presents a compact prose piece credited to Rob T. W. Chambers. The narrative promises concise fiction in the author’s distinctive style, reflecting early 20th century storytelling sensibilities.
A New York Chinatown murder tale unfolds at McManus’s bar. Jack Caithness admits love for Lily White, names Wah Wo as suspect, and reveals a dog’s unique knowledge linking the killer to the dog’s master. Caithness vows to expose the killer, then leaves with the dog. The ending leaves the case unresolved as the dog departs with Caithness into the foggy night.
Secretary of the Interior Frank Min Lane from California arrives in Seattle after a Tacoma stop. He tours the city by auto with Rainier and Press clubs, attends a 4 PM reception at the Seattle Commercial club, a 6:30 PM Rainier club dinner, and a 9 PM Press club reception. He is to speak on Alaska land matters with local land office officials.
Secretary McAdoo dismisses grape juice as a beverage but endorses buttermilk. A parade in Baltimore features Cincinnati women in slit skirts and green silk stockings as part of a brisk event by the order of Eagles.
A basement fire in the Phoenix building in Portland caused about $35000 in damage. The blaze, fought for two hours, left a fireman overcome by smoke before it was brought under control.
Hoglike reptile Midge resurfaces in Kingston Missouri after disappearance from Bridgewater store aquarium twelve years ago. A local boy spotted a gleaming log by the creek bank, which slid into the water and revealed the alligator lifting its head and snapping jaws. In Chicago a new squad of detectives nicknamed the flirtation squad is detailed to arrest mashers.
The Olympian lists a busy cinema slate with Clemmer presenting titles from Sunday through Tuesday. Showings include Pathe's Weekly, Alkall Ike's Gal, The Lady and the Glove, The Flight of the Crow, Battlefields Around Chattanooga, and A Trip Through the Grot.
A plan by Mrs. Laura Cogswell and Mrs. Frank H. Dean aims to create a chain of thirty three children’s movie theatres nationwide. The Children’s Motion Picture league of Greater New York would run Saturday and vacation programs with educational films to teach history geography and civics, fostering patriotism and virtue.
Tomorrow's Clemmer bill features Alkali Ike's Gal a two part comedy about range life and a beauty prize. Also Pathe Weekly brings world happenings with The Lady and the Glove a lion pit tale. Esther Stindquist Mazie Martz Ernest Moeller Oliver G Wallace appear musically and Grand screens The Mysteries of Paris last.
Mrs. Embry No. 2 filed for divorce alleging bigamy after Embry admitted to two marriages. Judge Mackintosh awarded Mrs. Embry No. 2 five thousand dollars in damages. Embry reportedly left town after borrowing fourteen dollars from his second wife. Marriages tied to West Plain Missouri and North Carolina dates.
Seattle Motorcycle Club riders prepare for a major Ellensburg run on Sunday with numerous prizes and a strong local field. Earl Blair mapped the route citing excellent road conditions as the event kicks off and riders head back Monday.
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